An Indiana State Police dog missing for 12 hours after an officer and a suspect exchanged gunfire near Lawrence was found Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Someone in a nearby neighborhood saw the Belgian Malinois, named Apache, and contacted police, State Police spokesman Sgt. John Perrine said. When Trooper Walter Butt arrived to pick up the dog — Butt was involved in the shootout — Apache immediately ran to his side.

Apache is expected to make a full recovery. Whether the dog was wounded in the crossfire or shot by someone else sometime later is unclear.

Events unfolded about 9 p.m. Tuesday when officers were looking for a man who had fled police. Trooper Butt spotted the man, 26-year-old Cortez Lavine Boxley of Indianapolis, but he took off, Perrine said.

Butt let Apache loose, and the dog made contact with Boxley near 38th Street and Post Road.

Boxley fired multiple times at Butt and Apache, State Police said. Butt returned fire and struck Boxley.

Apache ran off. Instead of pursuing the dog, Butt and other officers began treating Boxley for his wounds. He was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where his last known condition was listed as serious but stable.

Police recovered a mask, gun and drug paraphernalia, Perrine said.

Boxley had not been charged, but the investigation was continuing.

Police and firefighters from several agencies had searched for the dog, even deploying a drone.

A vet determined K9 Apache suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. He is expect to fully recover